Neree Investments will host free public awareness workshops at the Richmond Hill library on Ford Avenue. Three sessions are available for each topic. Seating is limited and reservations are required to attend.

Topics include "High Returns + Low Risk = Great Retirement: A Workshop on Investing S.M.A.R.T." on April 21 from 10-11 a.m. or noon-1 p.m. and April 26 from 7-8 p.m.

"Legacy Planning: Leaving Your Mark Behind." A workshop to discuss wills, estates, trusts, and life insurance planning will be May 15 from 6-7 p.m. and May 19 from 10-11 a.m. and noon-1 p.m.

"Long-term Care: Who Needs It & Why?" This is a workshop dealing with the issues and challenges of aging. Recommended for ages 45-70.

Phone Neree Investments at 756-2212 or register online at NereeInvestments.com

Dunham Marsh, a 200-acre development in Richmond Hill which began sales in February, will offer bundled high-technology communications packages, powered by cutting-edge fiber optics, developer Brookwood Properties announced this week.

Joel Edwards, vice president for development operations, said the bundled technology includes Internet, telephone, video television and optional services like security and home automation.

The bundle, which will be billed to homeowners through their association fees, will be transmitted to each home through fiber optic wiring, offering speed-of-light communications and data exchange, he said.

Dunham Marsh is off Belfast-Keller Road southeast of downtown Richmond Hill and about four miles past the entrance to the historic Ford Plantation.

Daniel J. Ryan has joined Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners as a sales associate for the Richmond Hill office. Ryan will specialize in residential sales and first-time buyers in Bryan County.

"I have worked in sales my entire professional career," Ryan said. "I am very excited to have joined the real estate industry, and to be able to help people in and around the Richmond Hill area make one of the greatest investments and decisions of their lives."

Ryan is a licensed Georgia real estate agent and is a member of the Savannah Area Board of Realtors, the Georgia Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors.

He is a member of Savannah Christian Church. For more information visit Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners web site at www.coldwellbankerplatinum.com or call 800.505.8111.

Margaret Hackney has joined as office manager for the Richmond Hill Family and Internal Medicine Practices. Before joining SouthCoast Medical Group, Hackney was the physician practice manager for Provident OB/GYN Associates with the Memorial Health University Physicians network.

Hackney has been in the healthcare industry for 14 years serving in various roles such as staff accountant, executive director, and business office manager.

She received her bachelor’s degree in health services Administration from the University of Central Florida and her M.B.A. from Webster University.

She is a current member of the Savannah Area Medical Managers Association (SAMMA).